The Packraft Handbook
eBook - ePub

The Packraft Handbook

An Instructional Guide for the Curious

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Packraft Handbook

An Instructional Guide for the Curious

About this book

"A staple for paddlers.... [ The Packraft Handbook has] now become the bible for outdoor recreators taking their inflatable rafts into the backcountry." ? Anchorage Daily News 2021 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Outdoor Adventure Guides 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Guidebook Winner

  • Alaska-based author is a leading expert on wilderness travel
  • Emphasis on skill progression and safety applies to wide range of outdoor water recreation
  • Vibrant illustrations and photos inform and inspire


The Packraft Handbook is a comprehensive guide to packrafting, with a strong emphasis on skill progression and safety. Readers will learn to maneuver through river features and open water, mitigate risk with trip planning and boat control, and how to react when things go wrong. Beginners will find everything they need to know to get started--from packraft care to proper paddling position as well as what to wear and how to communicate.Illustrated for visual learners and featuring stunning photography, The Packraft Handbook has something to offer all packrafters and other whitewater sports enthusiasts.

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Information

Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781680516036
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. The Packraft Handbook
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Preface
  8. Illustrator’s Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Part I: Foundations
  11. Part II: Rivers and Open Water
  12. Part III: When Things Go Wrong
  13. Part IV: Putting The “Pack” in Packrafting
  14. Take-Out
  15. Appendix: Supplementary Resources
  16. Glossary
  17. Index